“Islamophobia, or anti-Muslim propaganda, has unfortunately moved from the fringes of American society to the mainstream,” said Nihad Awad, CAIR’s executive director. He cited Donald Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims entering the U.S. and Sen. Ted Cruz’s suggestion that “Muslim neighborhoods” be monitored as outgrowths of that propaganda.

“It reminds me of what happened to the Jews in Europe and Germany,” he said.

Slated for release last week, the report was delayed in the wake of the Orlando, Fla., shooting rampage on June 12.

CAIR noted both in the study and in the announcement of its release that it is not opposed to criticism of Islam and Muslims.

“We believe in strong conversation in this country,” Corey Saylor, the report’s main author, said. “But we want to see those who push Islamophobia on the fringes of society and not in the mainstream.”

But David Horowitz, whose autonomous organization made the list for the second time, defended his work combating extremism as fair and free speech.

“You cannot find one sentence I have ever uttered that can be called anti-Muslim,” he said. “I have said countless times that most Muslims are law-abiding people who want to keep their children out of trouble. However, there is a large segment that wants Holy War.”

Horowitz described CAIR as “a front for Hamas,” the Palestinian militant group, and “a creation of the Muslim Brotherhood.”

Usama Dakdok, founder of the Straight Way of Grace Ministry, is a new addition to CAIR’s list. Addressing himself to Americans, he said, “You are destroying yourself because of your ignorance of Islam.”